Carol Ann, daughter of John and Ada Sieck Morf, was born October 8, 1946, in Bethel Township of rural Fayette County, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawkeye. She attended country school and later graduated from Sumner High School in 1964. She also graduated from Pitzies Beauty School in Waterloo in 1965.
In 1965 she married Terry Gruver and was divorced in 1974. In 1977 she married Michael Brayton and divorced in 1983. She then married John Kaiserlik in 1984.
Carol made a lifetime career of floral designing, beginning at Jane’s Flowers and Gifts in Waterloo, and retiring from HyVee Floral in Waverly in 2006.
Carol’s death occurred on Friday, July 10, 2009, at her home near Hawkeye from complications of cancer. She was 62 years old and had been a member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Cedar Falls.
She is survived by her husband, John Kaiserlik of Hawkeye; two sons, Christopher Gruver of Hawkeye and Joshua (Heather) Brayton of Sumner; a step daughter, Kristin (Mike) Wells of Cedar Falls; four grandchildren; one brother, Jim Morf of Hawkeye; and one sister, Jan Morf of Hawkeye.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and one brother, David, who died in infancy.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at the United Methodist Church, Hawkeye, Iowa. Rev. Andrew Cheatham and Rev. Steve Simpson will officiate. Internment will be at the Hawkeye Cemetery. Friends may call from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 13, 2009 at Becker-Milnes Funeral Home in Hawkeye, Iowa and one hour before services at the church on Tuesday. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial fund to be determined.
